My 14 Limited Dumped All Its Coolant.. Lots Of Pics..
#731
11-27-2013, 08:04 AM
Road Captain
I signed up for some MoCo advisory panel where I'm basically a survey taker. I took one the other night and when I answered "POOR" to one of the questions about Infotainment, I got to elaborate in a free-form box. I wrote them a novel. I hope marketing relays the info to someone who cares.
#732
11-29-2013, 09:03 AM
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#733
11-29-2013, 10:28 AM
Road Warrior
My Limited was built 9/25/13. I brought it home on 10/5 I had no problems with it until 11/10, 1160 miles. That's when I noticed a spot of coolant the size of a quarter on my garage floor. I looked it over and found the Thermastat housing was leaking where the tube goes into the right side of it. When I went to pick it up after being "fixed" The dealer said the moco overnighted one of the new redesigned housing for my bike. I took a look at it before leaving the dealership and discovered the new housing was leaking in the same spot. They kept it and had the moco overnight another housing. They just delivered it back to me tonight. I looked under it as soon as they rolled it off the trailer and this one is leaking in the same spot also. So back on the trailer it went. This was not just a problem with the first few bikes since mine was built 9/25. And they have put 2 of the new redesigned thermostat housings on it in less then a week and they have both leaked at the same spot. See the attached pic.
#734
11-29-2013, 01:56 PM
FINALLY! HD "Program" for twin cooled bikes
Just learned that Harley announced a "Product Program" for some of the twin cooled bikes. My 2014 Limited was included. it is product notice 0916: PRD PGM: Twin-Cool Fill NK
My dealer has not received any kits for this "Program". Harley is shipping the dealers a new kit that includes a new fill Neck.
I had my fill neck replaced two weeks ago and I am told that it will need to be done again, this new fill neck is the part that will fix our coolant leak issue once and for all.
It did end up being a simple fix, I am sure the new twin cooled bikes coming off the line now have this new part already installed. I am just happy that they have this issue solved.
Harley initially used the same fill neck part they use in the VRod's, even though they have different pressure requirement's. this new fill neck was designed just for our twin cooled bikes. I think this is great news.
My dealer has not received any kits for this "Program". Harley is shipping the dealers a new kit that includes a new fill Neck.
I had my fill neck replaced two weeks ago and I am told that it will need to be done again, this new fill neck is the part that will fix our coolant leak issue once and for all.
It did end up being a simple fix, I am sure the new twin cooled bikes coming off the line now have this new part already installed. I am just happy that they have this issue solved.
Harley initially used the same fill neck part they use in the VRod's, even though they have different pressure requirement's. this new fill neck was designed just for our twin cooled bikes. I think this is great news.
#736
11-29-2013, 03:51 PM
Road Warrior
Just learned that Harley announced a "Product Program" for some of the twin cooled bikes. My 2014 Limited was included. it is product notice 0916: PRD PGM: Twin-Cool Fill NK
My dealer has not received any kits for this "Program". Harley is shipping the dealers a new kit that includes a new fill Neck.
I had my fill neck replaced two weeks ago and I am told that it will need to be done again, this new fill neck is the part that will fix our coolant leak issue once and for all.
It did end up being a simple fix, I am sure the new twin cooled bikes coming off the line now have this new part already installed. I am just happy that they have this issue solved.
Harley initially used the same fill neck part they use in the VRod's, even though they have different pressure requirement's. this new fill neck was designed just for our twin cooled bikes. I think this is great news.
My dealer has not received any kits for this "Program". Harley is shipping the dealers a new kit that includes a new fill Neck.
I had my fill neck replaced two weeks ago and I am told that it will need to be done again, this new fill neck is the part that will fix our coolant leak issue once and for all.
It did end up being a simple fix, I am sure the new twin cooled bikes coming off the line now have this new part already installed. I am just happy that they have this issue solved.
Harley initially used the same fill neck part they use in the VRod's, even though they have different pressure requirement's. this new fill neck was designed just for our twin cooled bikes. I think this is great news.
#737
11-29-2013, 04:17 PM
The fill neck is only 1 of the 3 issues that have been reported on here. There have been defective radiator caps that were only holding 12-16 PSI instead of the required 18-22psi. The fill neck's that are warping which the program you mentioned is fixing. And the thermostat housings that leak on the right side where the hose connector enters the side of the housing. My thermostat housing started leaking 2 weeks ago. The dealer replaced it 3 times with new ones the MOCO overnighted each time before they got one that didn't leak as soon as it was installed. But at least the MOCO is finding and addressing the issues one at a time. Hopefully they will all be corrected before this spring.
We won't know all the answers until we see the new neck, and of course, put some miles on the repair. My bet is that we have no more issues. The last thing the MoCo would want to do is make this repair; knowing the history and then have it fail. I don't think they would take that gamble.
#738
11-29-2013, 07:22 PM
Road Warrior
I called my dealer this afternoon and asked about the Product program 0916: PRD PGM: Twin-Cool Fill NK. They said Harley sent the kit for that program with the thermostat housing they overnighted Tuesday night. They completed the filler neck upgrade when they replaced the 3rd thermostat housing Wednesday. Hopefully my cooling system will be trouble free now. The Thermostat housing leak and clutch recall have been the only issues I have had with my Limited in 6 weeks and 1200 miles.
#739
11-29-2013, 07:31 PM
My thermostat housing just started leaking last week. Took it into the dealer today and pointed to where it was leaking. Service manager said it was the fill neck under the program and they had the part and did it while I waited. Said it was fixed. Got home and guess where its still leaking? At the thermostat housing.
#740
11-29-2013, 07:38 PM
Road Captain
My thermostat housing just started leaking last week. Took it into the dealer today and pointed to where it was leaking. Service manager said it was the fill neck under the program and they had the part and did it while I waited. Said it was fixed. Got home and guess where its still leaking? At the thermostat housing.